Agenda

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

8:00 - 9:00

Check-in and Welcome Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30

Opening Keynote Address

9:30 - 10:30

Executive Plenary Session - The New Energy Operating Model: Distributed, Digital, and Dynamic

A strategic discussion of how decentralization, electrification, and digitalization are reshaping how energy systems are planned, operated, and monetized. We will explore how utilities, regulators, technology providers, and large energy users can adapt business models and investment strategies to capture value from a more flexible, data-driven, and customer-centric energy ecosystem.

10:30 - 11:00

Networking Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:15

Track A: The Path to a GWP-Free Grid

11:00 - 12:15

Track B: From DER Visibility to DER Orchestration

11:00 - 12:15

Track C: The Future of BESS: Long-Duration Storage in Hybrid Supply Models

12:15 - 1:15

Lunch

1:15 - 2:30

Track A: Grid Planning Under Uncertainty: From Forecasts to Scenarios

1:15 - 2:30

Track B: DERMS is 80% Preparation, 20% Go-Live: Lessons from 3 Utilities Who've Lived It

1:15 - 2:30

Track C: Data Governance in a Distributed Grid

2:30 - 3:00

Networking Coffee Break

3:00 - 4:15

Track A: DERMS -- From ADMS to the Edge

3:00 - 4:15

Track B: The Virtual Power Plant -- Scaling DER Participation in Markets

3:00 - 4:15

Track C: Using DERMS for Short-Term DER Scenario Planning and Analysis

4:15 - 5:45

Reception

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

9:00 - 9:30

Opening Address: The Digital Grid Era -- The Next Phase of Grid Modernization

8:00 - 9:00

Networking Continental Breakfast

9:30 - 10:30

Plenary Session: Regulatory & Policy -- Designing Markets for a Distributed Future

10:30 - 11:00

Networking Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:15

Track A: Data Centers as Controllable Loads -- How to Craft Flexible Schemes using DERMS

11:00 - 12:15

Track B: Powering the AI Economy: Data Centers as Grid Assets

11:00 - 12:15

Track B: Powering the AI Economy: Data Centers as Grid Assets

11:00 - 12:15

Track C: Data Center Energy Management: How do Data Centers Respond to Requests for Flexibility?

12:15 - 1:15

Lunch

1:15 - 2:30

The Role of Microgrids in Meeting Data Center Growth

2:30 - 3:00

Networking Coffee Break

3:00 - 4:15

Closing Plenary:Evolving the Utility Business Model